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The Turncoat
The Turncoat: Renegades of the American Revolution | Donna Thorland
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They are lovers on opposite sides of a brutal war, with everything at stake and no possibility of retreat. They can trust no oneespecially not each other. Major Lord Peter Tremayne is the last man rebel bluestocking Kate Grey should fall in love with, but when the handsome British viscount commandeers her home, Kate throws caution to the wind and responds to his seduction. She is on the verge of surrender when a spy in her own household seizes the opportunity to steal the military dispatches Tremayne carries, ensuring his disgraceand implicating Kate in high treason. Painfully awakened to the risks of war, Kate determines to put duty ahead of desire, and offers General Washington her services as an undercover agent in the City of Brotherly Love. Months later, having narrowly escaped court martial and hanging, Tremayne returns to decadent, British-occupied Philadelphia with no stomach for his current assignmentto capture the woman he believes betrayed him. Nor does he relish the glittering entertainments being held for General Howes idle officers. Worse, the glamorous woman in the midst of this social whirl, the fiance of his own dissolute cousin, is none other than Kate Grey herself. And so begins their dangerous dance, between passion and patriotism, between certain death and the promise of a brave new future together. READERS GUIDE INCLUDED
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Butterfinger
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If the plot was as important as the sex, I may say it was a decent read. There were too many plot holes. How would a notorious spy know a prominent English family's secrets? It makes no sense. Hamilton was not over Washington's circle of spies, Benjamin Tallmadge was. Maybe knowing the facts has colored my opinion. I like Andre, but here he is evil. His sexuality had nothing to do with his cleverness. I fear she only mentions it to shock readers.

Wan.der.love Love when someone knows their history!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 I like Andre too, was such a renaissance man 6y
Butterfinger @Wan.der.love I have to admit, if I hadn't watched Turn and bought the book Washington's Spies, I would not have known about Tallmadge. 6y
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BeveragesAndBooks
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Part of my challenge to read authors I've never heard of - this one is set in the American Revolution! #romantsy

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danistclair
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Pickpick

This is the first book in Thorland's wonderful Renegades of the Revolution series, but somehow I've end up reading it last. As with the others, it's gritty, full of historical detail and has a central romance between two very imperfect, human characters. It's also my #letterT for #LitsyAtoZ #romantsy #historicalromance

robinb Sounds great! I'll have to check this series out...thanks! 8y
danistclair @robinb No worries 😊 It's a consistently strong series, good romances with high-stakes War of Independence setting! 8y
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